Which to use
“déposait” is a verb and “déposant” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,471
- “déposait” frequency rank
- #24,563
- “déposant” frequency rank
- 73034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déposait | déposant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de déposer. | Celui qui fait une déposition en justice. |
Where the eye mixes déposait and déposant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déposait (CVCVCVVC) and déposant (CVCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses déposait with déposant
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déposait is \de.pɔ.zɛ\ while déposant is \de.pɔ.zɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - i in “déposait” becomes n in “déposant”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déposait is recorded at frequency rank #48,471, classified as averb, pronounced \de.pɔ.zɛ\. déposant is at rank #24,563, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.pɔ.zɑ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 73034, this pair ranks #41,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déposait vs déposant
Shared letters: adopsté. Private to "déposait": i. Private to "déposant": n.
"déposait" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "déposant" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déposait" and "déposant" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "déposait" vs "déposant" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "déposait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déposant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déposait" and "déposant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déposait vs déposants". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #41,868 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.